VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Homework

Do some writing using some of the vocabulary from today. Focus on grammar – make sure you use prepositions to connect ideas and conjunctions to connect parts of your sentences.

I go to work to get money for my family because my husband doesn’t work at a company these days 

Grammar

so have many detailed things about itwe have many detailed things regarding it

we no need arrive company on timewe don’t need to arrive at work on time

boss no need checkmy boss doesn’t need to check my work

soon it will be moon festival

a brief for my / the designer / for designers 

here have some informationthere is some information here (there is a cup on the table)

i bought a sports shoes – I bought some sports shoes 

it be changed to animationthey made it into an animation / it has become an animation 

Vocabulary

job / work
work = things you do / office / verb
job = title / responsibilities
eg. the work involves writing articles
eg2. it’s your job to write articles

let me think – rang wo xiang yi xiang

we need to follow / it’s important that we follow  

create (v) / creative (adj)
eg. the designer will create a design for us

normal we shownormally / generally / most of the time 

modest < > flashy 
eg. I feel that blue is a bit more modest than red which is more flashy

depends on 

character / personality 
eg. i really like his personality

Speaking exercise

my last job was creative editor at a magazine. normally the job is writing article for client who pay the money for magazine and this is a kind of promotion like we call it advetorial it’s a soft advertisement like people read the article but in fact we put some brand information inside. and sometimes we need to go out do shooting, sometimes we work with celebrities (pr) and I met a lot of interesting people, for example makeup artist and dress stylist, hair stylist, for me is very interesting. Sometimes we also have a chance to go visit fashion week like in italian or france. Because i worked there 4 years, then I pregnant, after I delivery the baby I can’t balance (pr) job and home life, back home take care my family.

my last job was creative editor at a magazine. normally the work involved writing articles for clients who pay the magazine and this is a kind of promotion that we call editorial. it’s a kind of soft advertisement for people who read the article but in fact we put some brand information inside. Sometimes we need to go out to do shooting / for a shoot / for a photo shoot, sometimes we work with celebrities and I met a lot of interesting people, for example makeup artists, dress stylists, and hair stylists, which for me is very interesting. Sometimes / occasionally / from time to time we have a / the chance to go to visit fashion week / fashion shows which are in Italy or France. Why did you leave? Because i worked there for 4 years, then I was / got pregnant, and after I delivered / had the baby I couldn’t balance work and / with home life, so I chose to be back home and / to take care my family.

Pronunciation

celebrity – ceh LEB bri teee

Italy = I talee
Italian = i TAL lee an